Jeff Sessions

We are borrowing literally 40 cents out of every dollar.

I remain disappointed that the Stimulus Bill only produced about 4 percent of that money to roads and bridges.

I think some of our Governors and politicians, they promise 20 roads and they have money to complete 10.

Delays do drive up costs.

We are all supportive of the 2-year bill that this committee has reported out.

I know the President believes in high speed rail. I think that is not yet proven, and it is very, very expensive.

We have two significant nominations before our committee today.

We have serious problems, we are spending billions of dollars, we don't have a cure.

We cannot lose focus of the fact that what we do here, at the Federal level, results in mandates on the states.

I am interested in learning more about this topic.

It is a very significant matter, and numbers I am seeing are that it costs as much as $90 billion.

But one of the things that is troubling about this to me is the alteration of the normal standard of evaluation of ozone, the 5-year review process.

I know the Chairman shares a belief that nuclear power can be one of our clean energy sources.

I have learned that some of the EPA proposed Transport Rule was based on incorrect data and assumptions.

I do truly think it is incontestable that the Clean Air Act has produced a much cleaner environment.

President Bush's regulations would drop the mercury emissions 70 percent. Now EPA wants to go to 90 percent.

I think they have moved forward and in some ways been very helpful in this $1 billion.

I do think that we have learned a tremendous amount from this process.

We hope that Congress will consider giving the States... 80 percent of the Clean Water Act funds.

I believe it is an excellent panel. It is indeed an excellent panel. We are beginning to have a congressional response to the damage that the Gulf has sustained.

The United States has benefited dramatically from the production of oil and gas from the Gulf.

Most of the money as I have seen in the legislation will be based on an overall need process.

I would note that I am very unhappy that there was not the kind of capping mechanism already constructed.

I think we share the interest, Senator Vitter and the Chairman did, that we don't want this to take too long.

I felt very strongly that this accident should not have happened.